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i am contributing toward rationality and a sense of responsibility in washington. if only it were so. >> that is some markets behave. right now markets are behaving in a very rational manner. basically going to move lower and top policymakers in washington cry uncle out of the fear of long-term employment. lou: i am assuming the you are putting that date to occur somewhere is this side of tell hell freezes over. >> yes, yes i am. lou: how soon? >> a painful way that you will not enjoy looking. on the other hand, as markets move lower, that is going to damage business and consumer cents a tough sentiment and imply that economic growth is going to be quite low. lou: i will shock you. for whatever reason, and i admit they are entirely instinctual and intuitive and perhaps utterly foolish, but i actually have the sense that something is being cooked up here that will resolve the fiscal cliff well before we look over the heads. always great to have you. >> thank you. lou: new developments in the deadly september 11th attacks and libya. u.s. officials are focusing on a n
i am contributing toward rationality and a sense of responsibility in washington. if only it were so. >> that is some markets behave. right now markets are behaving in a very rational manner. basically going to move lower and top policymakers in washington cry uncle out of the fear of long-term employment. lou: i am assuming the you are putting that date to occur somewhere is this side of tell hell freezes over. >> yes, yes i am. lou: how soon? >> a painful way that you will...
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let's ask wall street journal columnist bill mcguerin, and analyst steve moore and washington columnist kim strassel. so, kim, the president won reelection, was this the hand of magnimty reaching out to the republicans? >> it's crazy, it's what the president says all the time. if you listen to the press conference, he seems to say the biggest wish list for his liberal partisans has become docile letting these tax rates expire. while the republicans have moved, they are offering revenue, this is a change from their position, while the frame work is potentially there for a deal, the president is saying no compromise, no compromise. >> paul: what's his strategy, bill, here? what is he thinking? obviously, if we don't get a deal we do go off the tax cliff and the with the consequential danger to the economy. >> kim is right, you're right, the math doesn't add up, the politics adds up. $. >> how so? >> i'm afraid what's going to happen we're not only going to get bad policy, a tax increase and so forth. but we're going to-- the republican party as opposed to bad policy are also going to get
let's ask wall street journal columnist bill mcguerin, and analyst steve moore and washington columnist kim strassel. so, kim, the president won reelection, was this the hand of magnimty reaching out to the republicans? >> it's crazy, it's what the president says all the time. if you listen to the press conference, he seems to say the biggest wish list for his liberal partisans has become docile letting these tax rates expire. while the republicans have moved, they are offering revenue,...
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if obama makes this a national fight rather than leaves it in washington, he has more leverage. this is him using -- >> i thought he had all the leverage he needed. >> he had all the leverage he needed and will make it even more so. >> okay. >> using the bully pulpit and his charisma and his popularity and the popularity on taxing the wealthy even more. and getting out there and bringing the nation into this discussion with him. you know, look, he has the leverage. his biggest regret he said in the campaign, but he was right, not messaging properly what he wanted to do. this is what he's talking about. now he'll start to do it. look, the only way he'll lose this is to make it a d.c. fight and get in the d.c. muck. while he makes it nationwide and uses his charisma, uses his leverage in the bully pulpit he can't lose. >> going back to what steve was saying, those of us behind the president, progressives, when he went to kansas and started to take the message to the people we said hallelujah. finally this what he should have been doing from the beginning. it has been effective. he
if obama makes this a national fight rather than leaves it in washington, he has more leverage. this is him using -- >> i thought he had all the leverage he needed. >> he had all the leverage he needed and will make it even more so. >> okay. >> using the bully pulpit and his charisma and his popularity and the popularity on taxing the wealthy even more. and getting out there and bringing the nation into this discussion with him. you know, look, he has the leverage. his...
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and hurricane-force wind gusts recorded in parts of washington. the good news is that conditions are starting to ease in the northwest. however, central canada and the northern plains will be severely affected by the storm on thursday. as for the rest of the continent, then, tranquil weather will continue into thanksgiving day. some showers likely from the southern plains into the great lakes region on thursday. but it's not too severe. heavy snow showers on the cards for central canada. lots of sunshine for you in the southwest and temperatures will be relatively warm. 23 degrees expected in los angeles. 26 degrees in houston. 17 in chicago. that's about 10 degrees higher than seasonal. on the other hand, very chilly in winni peg. minus 5 expected. this blast of cold air continues to sag toward the southeast. chicago will get down to 4 degrees on your black friday. meanwhile, new york city, 13 on thursday. but we'll be cooling down to 7 degrees on saturday. that's it for me now. here's your extended forecast. >>> and that concludes this edition o
and hurricane-force wind gusts recorded in parts of washington. the good news is that conditions are starting to ease in the northwest. however, central canada and the northern plains will be severely affected by the storm on thursday. as for the rest of the continent, then, tranquil weather will continue into thanksgiving day. some showers likely from the southern plains into the great lakes region on thursday. but it's not too severe. heavy snow showers on the cards for central canada. lots...
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he said, get to washington, take the high ground. and sure enough, literally within months, the business roundtable was formed, can national association of manufacturers move their head quarters to washington. there were 175 companies when powell wrote his memo that many lobbying offices in washington. several years later, there were 2,400. 50 thous people working for business trade. they stuffed the consumer movement. they got deregulation, they got tax cuts, all kinds of things. so the power shift tilted the policy towards business, towards the wealthy. that started in the late 70s late rally when you and i were there. starnlths you had what i call wedge economics in the economy. used to be that the prosperity, the growth of american productivity was shared. middle class had its share along with the owners, along with the shareholders. the productivity of the american workforce doubled from 1945 to 1975. >> i know a lot about this. there's gucci gulch for all the lobbyists tell us how to write tax policy. a lot of businesses draft
he said, get to washington, take the high ground. and sure enough, literally within months, the business roundtable was formed, can national association of manufacturers move their head quarters to washington. there were 175 companies when powell wrote his memo that many lobbying offices in washington. several years later, there were 2,400. 50 thous people working for business trade. they stuffed the consumer movement. they got deregulation, they got tax cuts, all kinds of things. so the power...
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it's tuesday november twentieth eight pm here in washington d.c. i'm liz wall and you're watching our t.v. . we begin this hour with the deadly crisis in the middle east talks of a cease fire today after one of the bloodiest days of the conflict in gaza over one hundred people are reported dead in gaza three people in israel have been killed israel defense forces continued airstrikes overnight while dozens of rockets were reportedly fired from gaza into israel today u.n. secretary ban ki moon called for a cease fire in gaza saying a ground operation there must be avoided. while russia is a maybe a. military targets inside gaza. and enjoys to be. a civilian infrastructure. is only acceptable under any circumstances the excessive use of force is can and must be rejected. meanwhile the u.s. is sending warships near israel on border two thousand five hundred marines u.s. officials say they will be on standby in case americans need to be evacuated from israel now the officials say the ships are not meant to serve any combat role but the decision to send
it's tuesday november twentieth eight pm here in washington d.c. i'm liz wall and you're watching our t.v. . we begin this hour with the deadly crisis in the middle east talks of a cease fire today after one of the bloodiest days of the conflict in gaza over one hundred people are reported dead in gaza three people in israel have been killed israel defense forces continued airstrikes overnight while dozens of rockets were reportedly fired from gaza into israel today u.n. secretary ban ki moon...
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and david ignatius washington post, reporting early on there was a report video. the president himself used aed word terror in the rose garden and the day after. it seems like the right wing media is trying to make something here, tried to do it during the the election as if it would somehow change the results of election and which it didn't. and continuing the rap on the president that i don't think was a coverup. >> and then the media seemed to love the defense of ambassador rice, the president. one said, there is no damsel in distress and obama's eternalistic bravado of a top administrative official is going to come back to haunt him. she's a big girl in a big position and she should defend herself and what she said. >> i don't think it's necessarily a right wing smackdown of susan rice, it's the liberal media make it go about john mccain's comments about susan rice and john mccain never used the word filibuster. he said he would have serious issues susan rice as secretary of state. i agree with judy, what is susan rice doing representing the administration on
and david ignatius washington post, reporting early on there was a report video. the president himself used aed word terror in the rose garden and the day after. it seems like the right wing media is trying to make something here, tried to do it during the the election as if it would somehow change the results of election and which it didn't. and continuing the rap on the president that i don't think was a coverup. >> and then the media seemed to love the defense of ambassador rice, the...
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pledges to work for calm between the warring sides we'll look at why washington show sympathy for innocent civilians being killed in some parts of the middle east by not so much in others. this is r.t. coming to you live from moscow one pm here on marina joshie israel's bombardment of gaza has intensified overnight despite talk of a pending cease fire the number of palestinians killed in the weeklong offensive now exceeds one hundred forty was more than a thousand people want it just take a look at how the tragedy in gaza has unfolded in recent days but be aware that these images are upsetting. israeli bombs hitting residential district and killing civilians are daily reality in gaza those trying to report the conflict to the outside world are also being bombarded as journalist harry fear explains from within gaza. israel has intensified the pounding of gaza overnight and. particularly the targeting of governmental and police buildings and biggest police station was totally leveled causing structural damage to nearby buildings some of the biggest governmental structures in gaza city were t
pledges to work for calm between the warring sides we'll look at why washington show sympathy for innocent civilians being killed in some parts of the middle east by not so much in others. this is r.t. coming to you live from moscow one pm here on marina joshie israel's bombardment of gaza has intensified overnight despite talk of a pending cease fire the number of palestinians killed in the weeklong offensive now exceeds one hundred forty was more than a thousand people want it just take a...
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and what messages were being sent to washington. what did the administration know, and we have got to do something to make sure that our personnel in harm's way including diplomat, they are on the front line, that the diplomatic posts are protected and that they have the security that they need. >> dana: all right. so a lot to get to tonight, because there are more reports tonight from the "wall street journal" that updated the story earlier, eric, that said general david petraeus in the final days before he was leaving that there is a lot of conflict and it was over the benghazi issue because he wanted to put out a c.i.a. timeline to put the c.i.a. in a favorable light. his boss, jim clapper, director of national intelligence, there was conflict there. we know what happened which is revealed that david petraeus, he admitted he had an exmarital affair. he resigned from the c.i.a. but he is going to testify anyway. that is new. >> eric: he is going to testify. but catherine herridge reported a short time ago that clapper and michael
and what messages were being sent to washington. what did the administration know, and we have got to do something to make sure that our personnel in harm's way including diplomat, they are on the front line, that the diplomatic posts are protected and that they have the security that they need. >> dana: all right. so a lot to get to tonight, because there are more reports tonight from the "wall street journal" that updated the story earlier, eric, that said general david...
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brit bret it will be the talk here in washington for weeks. one late night show apparently caught president obama preparing for the final fiscal cliff showdown mr. president signs the books. what books is he getting? [ laughter ]
brit bret it will be the talk here in washington for weeks. one late night show apparently caught president obama preparing for the final fiscal cliff showdown mr. president signs the books. what books is he getting? [ laughter ]
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is anyone in washington working on a solution? if you like ghost story, stay tuned for a real-life ghost story. card hassles? introducing chase liquid. the reloadable card that's easy to activate and can be used right away. plus, you can load cash or checks at any chase depositfriendly atm and checks right from your smartphone. get rid of prepaid problems. get chase liquid. >> greta: many young audits are about to feel the pain of obamacare big time. if you're between 18 and 24 years old, the healthcare law will unfairly stick you with higher premiums. dennis, how is that younger people in this age group are hit harder, or higher premiums? >> so obamacare has new rules going in in 2014, and actturarial firm studied, this and the young will bear a bigger burden of the cost increases. 18 to 24 years old, your premium costs could go up 45% in 2014. 25-29, your premium could go up 35% more. if you're 50, your costs will fall 5%. over 60, down 13%. the elderly healthcare costs are five times to six times as high as a cost for a 20-year
is anyone in washington working on a solution? if you like ghost story, stay tuned for a real-life ghost story. card hassles? introducing chase liquid. the reloadable card that's easy to activate and can be used right away. plus, you can load cash or checks at any chase depositfriendly atm and checks right from your smartphone. get rid of prepaid problems. get chase liquid. >> greta: many young audits are about to feel the pain of obamacare big time. if you're between 18 and 24 years old,...
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a ringing endorsement for john kerry from republicans in washington. because if john kerry becomes secretary of state there's going to be a special election for a senate seat and there would be this chance that scott brown could be back in washington. so the republicans say emphatically and repeatedly and to any reporter that will listen, we prefer john kerry over susan rice for this job please. if john kerry doesn't get secretary of state and he's maybe going to get secretary of defense instead, i say woe be unto any feasible rival for that gig. somebody who might get that cabinet position ahead of him too. which republicans would please like to happen. and you know what? maybe this is nuts. maybe this is nuts. maybe this is way too simplistic. but maybe this makes more sense than the contention we're supposed to believe, which is that two active investigations, multiple briefings, a statement from the president, a statement from the u.n. ambassador, a closed-door, one-on-one meeting with that ambassador and with the director of the cia have not given
a ringing endorsement for john kerry from republicans in washington. because if john kerry becomes secretary of state there's going to be a special election for a senate seat and there would be this chance that scott brown could be back in washington. so the republicans say emphatically and repeatedly and to any reporter that will listen, we prefer john kerry over susan rice for this job please. if john kerry doesn't get secretary of state and he's maybe going to get secretary of defense...
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he comes to us from washington d.c. andy, welcome back inside "the war room." >> great to be back. >> jennifer: all right. so tell me about these moderate super pacs. who's involved? what issues are they pushing? >> absolutely. so the g.o.p. is in the middle of a reckoning right now. they got their buttsa kicked two weeks ago. especially among minorities in this country. they see the demographics stacked against them. they realize that they have some soul searching to do to figure out the path forward. to be a viable party. in come a group of super pacs, one focuses on immigration reform. one focusing on supporting gay marriage. another on gun control. that are out there and their goal their purpose is to provide political cover to provide air support on the airwaves, if you will, big money, behind republican candidates who will say no to the fringe, who will say no to the far right and will take moderate positions more centrist positions on these hot button issues. >> jennifer: so who's controlling the agenda? the poli
he comes to us from washington d.c. andy, welcome back inside "the war room." >> great to be back. >> jennifer: all right. so tell me about these moderate super pacs. who's involved? what issues are they pushing? >> absolutely. so the g.o.p. is in the middle of a reckoning right now. they got their buttsa kicked two weeks ago. especially among minorities in this country. they see the demographics stacked against them. they realize that they have some soul searching...
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because i'm the the most reasonable man in washington. we can have disagreements on matters of policy. we can disagree on the tales we tell each other about how to get to the best outcomes for the country. we can even disagree about basic values about what kind of country we ought to be. but the thing you can generally assume about everybody who is in public service is that they are public servants. they want the country to be better off. no matter how you want to get there. whether or not some people think you're wrong or some people think you're dumb or misinformed, there's a general assumption that if you're involved in politics that means that what you want is a good future for america. you're out to help america, not hurt america. hurting the country on purpose when you know that's what you're doing violates the most basic thing that we think we can assume about why people go into public service, why anybody would go into public service. none of the republicans are making these threats again. democrats are already starting to talk ab
because i'm the the most reasonable man in washington. we can have disagreements on matters of policy. we can disagree on the tales we tell each other about how to get to the best outcomes for the country. we can even disagree about basic values about what kind of country we ought to be. but the thing you can generally assume about everybody who is in public service is that they are public servants. they want the country to be better off. no matter how you want to get there. whether or not some...
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he said, business you have to get to washington, take to high ground. and sure enough, literally within months, the business roundtable was formed, national association of manufacturers moved their headquarters to washington. there were 175 companies when powell wrote his memo, that had lobbying offices in washington. several years later, there were 2,400, 50,000 people working for business trade. they stuffed the consumer movement. they got deregulation. they got tax cuts, all kinds of things. so the power shift tilted the policy towards business, towards the wealthy. that started in the late '70s literally when you and i were there. at the same time, you had what i call wedge economics in the economy. used to be that the prosperity, the growth of american productivity was shared. middle class had its share along with the owners, along with the shareholders. the productivity of the american workforce doubled from 1945 to 1975. >> i know a lot about this. there's gucci gulch for all the lobbyists tell us how to write tax policy. a lot of businesses draf
he said, business you have to get to washington, take to high ground. and sure enough, literally within months, the business roundtable was formed, national association of manufacturers moved their headquarters to washington. there were 175 companies when powell wrote his memo, that had lobbying offices in washington. several years later, there were 2,400, 50,000 people working for business trade. they stuffed the consumer movement. they got deregulation. they got tax cuts, all kinds of things....
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>> there is a strategy to putting together a deal and that goes for, in washington, d.c. or, you know, in your private life. and that is you don't give the other side everything they want and then negotiate the rest of the deal. that's sort of a problem. you have things that they want, things that you want and you have to sort of bring them together and force people to give things that they don't want in order to get the things that they do. and when you give the folks the thing that they have been wanting most out of the box, and not get anything in return, you're not leaving yourself in a very good position to get what you want in the end. >> do you think boehner's doing a good job? >> i'm not following him very closely. i'm down in dallas, and we're working on some business things down here. i think you have got to go out and articulate what you want for the country. and i'm hoping that our leadership won't get bogged down in the details, making sure we're responsible in cutting back the enormous growth in government and put obama care on the table. there's one entitle
>> there is a strategy to putting together a deal and that goes for, in washington, d.c. or, you know, in your private life. and that is you don't give the other side everything they want and then negotiate the rest of the deal. that's sort of a problem. you have things that they want, things that you want and you have to sort of bring them together and force people to give things that they don't want in order to get the things that they do. and when you give the folks the thing that they...
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"washington journal" is next. host: good morning and welcome to the washington journal. makers are in washington for the remaining weeks of the lame-duck session. the president is taking his ideas on the road to meet with the public. the white house says toy manufacturer is would be hard hit. republicans are planning meetings with small business owners across the country to force the president to back down on raising taxes on the wealthy. former florida governor jeb bush is gathering policy experts and dedication leader's fourth annual education summit. we covered yesterday's events pick. that's where we begin. mr. bush says the unions are barriers to better schools. how would you fix your school system? we want to get your take on it. also, send us a tweet, post your comments on facebook, or send us an e-mail. we begin with the "washington times headline" -- we want to show you what the former florida governor had to say at yesterday's event. [video clip] >> we need to have a teacher evaluation system that is based on teachers being professionals and not part of some co
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routine piece of washington business. republicans threatened to vote to force the country to default on its loans. this he were not going to raise the debt ceiling, remember. president obama responded in a prime time address to the nation. he asked the american people to get involved in that fight he was having with the republicans. he asked the american people to get involved directly. >> the american people may have voted for divided government but they didn't vote for a dysfunctional government. so i'm asking you all to make your voice heard. if you want a balanced approach to reducing the deficit, let your member of congress know. if you believe we can solve this problem through compromise, send that message. >> let your member of congress know. send that message said the president. the american people did. so many american people did that congressional websites and phone lines crashed after the president's speech. house phone circuits were so overwhelmed that an alert went out to members of congress that if they were
routine piece of washington business. republicans threatened to vote to force the country to default on its loans. this he were not going to raise the debt ceiling, remember. president obama responded in a prime time address to the nation. he asked the american people to get involved in that fight he was having with the republicans. he asked the american people to get involved directly. >> the american people may have voted for divided government but they didn't vote for a dysfunctional...
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it's only in official washington that this hasn't been, you know, been accepted. and by the way, i hate to pick the liberals, cut the liberals down one more time, but i have never in my life heard legalization of drugs talked about in a presidential debate until the first republican primary debate of either end of last year or this year when both gary johnson and ron paul brought it up, and they actually got big rounds of applause. they did not get booed off the stage. they got laughed at by mitt romney and all the rest of them, but, you know, you take out the little what we call in marxist theory the superstructure of, you know, the party apparatus, and everybody takes it seriously. or maybe these guys will contradict -- >> do you want me to go, or do you want to go? >> yeah, i mean, mine should be pretty quick. i prefer taxes on consumption as opposed to on investment or on anything that creates additional income. so, and i'm not a fan of the drug war, so i wouldn't really object to it. i'd be skeptical of marijuana legalization as a grand deficit reduction stra
it's only in official washington that this hasn't been, you know, been accepted. and by the way, i hate to pick the liberals, cut the liberals down one more time, but i have never in my life heard legalization of drugs talked about in a presidential debate until the first republican primary debate of either end of last year or this year when both gary johnson and ron paul brought it up, and they actually got big rounds of applause. they did not get booed off the stage. they got laughed at by...
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no word evokes fear and dread in washington like "watergate." but some on capitol hill are using that word in their call for special hearings on the benghazi attack. chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge has the latest. >> reporter: some republicans are saying deaths in benghazi are on scale with the same controversies in history. >> watergat and iran can tra benefited from a select committee. finding the truth about benghazi is only possible if you combine resources of the three committees and do in a professional manner. >> reporter: the republican proposal would bring together the senate intelligence armed services and foreign relations committee as the investigation now has at least three lines of inquiry. question of culpability of secretary clinton a her department. >> we know there were cables request made from the state department officials asking for enhanced security. and so, that is why you can see where this investigation has to be looked at in a complete fashion rather than stove pipe. >> there are the administration's
no word evokes fear and dread in washington like "watergate." but some on capitol hill are using that word in their call for special hearings on the benghazi attack. chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge has the latest. >> reporter: some republicans are saying deaths in benghazi are on scale with the same controversies in history. >> watergat and iran can tra benefited from a select committee. finding the truth about benghazi is only possible if you combine...
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so why isn't anyone staying in washington to get the job done? joining us our political panel, rick klein, bob kousa and byron york. byron, where is everybody? >> we don't want to be around the table, trying to hammer something out. i kind of agree with senator mcconnell that the president is going to do a bunch of talking points, go up to pennsylvania, and i think go to the manufacturer of tinker toys. so it should be a nice photo op and everything, but won't get anything done. also the president campaigned on a platform of raising taxes. that's kind of unusual that he did it, and he won. so he already has a victory to say, look -- >> greta: he has a victory, but we still have a fiscal cliff problem. he may have his political victory, but we still have the problem. >> yeah, we do, but congress has a nasty habit of procrastination, and this is no exception. you need christmas, exhaustion to play a role here, where members are tired and want to go home to get christmas gifts for their families. i don't think you'll see a deal until after christmas
so why isn't anyone staying in washington to get the job done? joining us our political panel, rick klein, bob kousa and byron york. byron, where is everybody? >> we don't want to be around the table, trying to hammer something out. i kind of agree with senator mcconnell that the president is going to do a bunch of talking points, go up to pennsylvania, and i think go to the manufacturer of tinker toys. so it should be a nice photo op and everything, but won't get anything done. also the...
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. >>> investors are responding to reports of washington's newfound confidence on reaching a budget deal. the dow climbed 160 points in yesterday's session. for more on this, let's go to cnbc's steve sedgwick live in london. >> reporter: this market has been pummeled since the electric on concerns about the fiscal cliff, amongst other things. the earning season hasn't been great either. we've fallen 7% since the electric. the last two days we've seen a little reversal of that. the s&p, wide measure, of course, of u.s. stocks has rallied over 2% in the last couple of days. and that is on hope for pragmatism between republicans and democrats. the market having a bit of a respite moving above key technical levels. some companies reporting such as lowe's, tyson food, well praised by the market and getting big gains to the upside if they beat expectations, which very few companies have done in the recent earning season. the good news actually does continue as well. good home sales in the states yesterday. 11.1% is the year-on-year home sales, 2.1% increase over the previous month shy of 4.8 m
. >>> investors are responding to reports of washington's newfound confidence on reaching a budget deal. the dow climbed 160 points in yesterday's session. for more on this, let's go to cnbc's steve sedgwick live in london. >> reporter: this market has been pummeled since the electric on concerns about the fiscal cliff, amongst other things. the earning season hasn't been great either. we've fallen 7% since the electric. the last two days we've seen a little reversal of that. the...
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well i'm tom are going to washington d.c. and here's what's coming up tonight on the big picture. the republicans really think susan wright isn't rice isn't fit to be secretary of state or is the benghazi which brought about politics as usual was her panel what mccain and company are really up to in tonight's law and liberal rubble also even though arizona's restrictive abortion ban is blocked from taking effect officials now state are still trying to prevent women from getting abortions and we're going to see an end to the conservatives war on women. you need to know this once there were three amigos. but. they were the biggest stars of their day. soon. course free. to come back on the. block. always three amigos please three amigos. they stick together through thick and thin from the queensland to the holy land from the ball field to the battlefield they are senators joseph lieberman lindsey graham and john mccain they've been called everything from the three amigos the three blind mice and the axis of error by the website downsize d.c. dot org. those are the real three amigos b
well i'm tom are going to washington d.c. and here's what's coming up tonight on the big picture. the republicans really think susan wright isn't rice isn't fit to be secretary of state or is the benghazi which brought about politics as usual was her panel what mccain and company are really up to in tonight's law and liberal rubble also even though arizona's restrictive abortion ban is blocked from taking effect officials now state are still trying to prevent women from getting abortions and...
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. >> washington pal. >> he's a washington pal. >> yeah. >> look, he even pals around with nancy pelosi. didn't we just fire her? >> didn't you see those loving looks that they managed to work with the camera shot there, the loving looks? >> real quick on that. the interesting thing, and i would have pivoted off of that caption of him and nancy together because that's what the people are looking for, that partnership working, getting things done. >> but they were talking about global warming, an anathema in your party. >> it's not. shouldn't be. >> that was symbolic of the entire mitt romney campaign strategy in the primaries. which was a sort of take no prisoners, attack the other guy strategy. it wasn't about philosophy. it did nothing to show that mitt romney was a committed conservative. it just showed that mitt romney had tons of money and some very clever consultants who would carve up anybody in his path. that left him with a lot of making up to do once he secured the nomination. the way he got the nomination as typified by that ad showed weakness in his campaign. >> let's go bac
. >> washington pal. >> he's a washington pal. >> yeah. >> look, he even pals around with nancy pelosi. didn't we just fire her? >> didn't you see those loving looks that they managed to work with the camera shot there, the loving looks? >> real quick on that. the interesting thing, and i would have pivoted off of that caption of him and nancy together because that's what the people are looking for, that partnership working, getting things done. >> but...
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with washington conceding obama care will remain the law of the land, today's issue is health care. because there are important questions remaining, how do we control costs? remember, this law expands care to virtually all americans and doesn't expand the choices in buying coverage. we have got a good start but how can we build on the historic legislation? we have someone, valerie r. cush, still sits on the board of directors. doctor, how are you? >> i'm great. great to be back. thank you. >> so now that we have accepted even in boehner land that obama care is the law of the land, do you think that this will make the american health care system better? >> absolutely. i think that we are entering a period of time where we can get down to the very hard work that needs to be done to improve the health care of nation. and now that we are past the election and all sides agree that the affordable care act is the law of the land it gives the patients in the country, this country a much greater deal of certainty and security that our health care system is going to be there for them if they
with washington conceding obama care will remain the law of the land, today's issue is health care. because there are important questions remaining, how do we control costs? remember, this law expands care to virtually all americans and doesn't expand the choices in buying coverage. we have got a good start but how can we build on the historic legislation? we have someone, valerie r. cush, still sits on the board of directors. doctor, how are you? >> i'm great. great to be back. thank...
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if you just looked at the picture, you would say it's status quo in washington. the president got re-elected. the republicans maintain the majority in the house, democrats in the senate. however, it's not really as much status quo as the picture would portray because this is a president who believes, and i think rightly so, that he's come back with some more leverage here, that he doesn't have to start negotiating with himself, that he can put something out on the table that he actually believes in and that it's the republicans who are going to have to give because they were the ones by and large who lost and they lost the presidency. so he, you know, i see a president that feels much stronger about going into this. >> we're getting some intriguing sound bites from republicans indicating they understand the president has some more leverage now. >> they're willing to go one step and there's another step he wants to go. i couldn't agree. the election and the facts on the ground are very different than it was with the debt ceiling in 2011. two big things, he won re-
if you just looked at the picture, you would say it's status quo in washington. the president got re-elected. the republicans maintain the majority in the house, democrats in the senate. however, it's not really as much status quo as the picture would portray because this is a president who believes, and i think rightly so, that he's come back with some more leverage here, that he doesn't have to start negotiating with himself, that he can put something out on the table that he actually...
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there was a report that came out, front page "washington post" last week. scientists who study the issue now believe that the worst case scenario projection may be unfortunately, tragically the right one. they are talking about the possibility of this planet warming by eight degrees by the end of this century. what that means is you're going to see more hurricane sandies, more frequently, and more severe. this is a huge, huge planetary crisis. it should be the top priority of everybody in the united states congress. we have to transform the energy system away from fossil fuel. cut greenhouse gas emissions, move to energy fishtdsy, move to sustainable energy, and when you do that, by the way, not only could we help lead the world in transforming our energy system, you can create millions of jobs. >> sir, great to see you this morning. thanks for your time. >> thank you. >> change without change. what does it mean for bipartisanship compromise? he asks the show. plus bp to pay up for the gulf coast oil spill. we'll bring you details ahead in the news now. ♪
there was a report that came out, front page "washington post" last week. scientists who study the issue now believe that the worst case scenario projection may be unfortunately, tragically the right one. they are talking about the possibility of this planet warming by eight degrees by the end of this century. what that means is you're going to see more hurricane sandies, more frequently, and more severe. this is a huge, huge planetary crisis. it should be the top priority of...
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that's the attitude in washington that needs to change. now, virginia, after four years as president, you know me. you know me. [applause] so when you're trying to sort through this argument about change, part of what you have to ask yourself is, who do you trust? [applause] when you are talking about the economy and policy that is so critical to our future, you've got to ask yourself, who do you trust? [applause] you may not agree with every decision i have made -- michelle decision i have made. [laughter] there may be times when you are frustrated at the pace of change. i am frustrated sometimes with the pace of change. but you know i mean what i say and i say what i mean. [applause] you know what i believe, you know where i stand, when i said we would end the war in iraq, we ended it. [applause] when i said we would pass health care reform, we passed it. [applause] when i said we would repeal don't ask don't tell, we repealed it. [applause] you know i tell the truth. and most importantly, you know i will fight for you and your families
that's the attitude in washington that needs to change. now, virginia, after four years as president, you know me. you know me. [applause] so when you're trying to sort through this argument about change, part of what you have to ask yourself is, who do you trust? [applause] when you are talking about the economy and policy that is so critical to our future, you've got to ask yourself, who do you trust? [applause] you may not agree with every decision i have made -- michelle decision i have...
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he says, the most frustrating thing about washington, d.c. is the way political insiders create a self-reinforcing reality out of nonsense. take what the media are calling the fiscal cliff there is no fiscal cliff. what we're facing is an obstacle course with a manufactured crisis thrown together in response to inflated rhetoric about our federal deficit. this is amazing that a union boss would tell us there's no fiscal cliff. we don't have a debt problem. we only owe about 16 trillion dollars that's what our debt is, surely we can pay that off, we'll just ask every american to write a big fat check for about $60,000 a piece. would you write yours and send it. if you are dumb enough to do it, send it to me, don't send it to the government. i'd be delighted to have it. mr. trumka ought to be talking to some of the people in the union that would not budge with the hostess baking company. we're losing hostess, they're gone. snowballs, hostess cakes, ding-dongs, twinkies, they will be no more. tried to find a twinkie this week, you can't. this is
he says, the most frustrating thing about washington, d.c. is the way political insiders create a self-reinforcing reality out of nonsense. take what the media are calling the fiscal cliff there is no fiscal cliff. what we're facing is an obstacle course with a manufactured crisis thrown together in response to inflated rhetoric about our federal deficit. this is amazing that a union boss would tell us there's no fiscal cliff. we don't have a debt problem. we only owe about 16 trillion dollars...
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the default in washington is inaction and inertia. >> mr. obama interviewed by meredith vieira and since then she has stopped being a correspondent, and now -- you were furious when you came out here, because you don't want to kill your dog? >> no. >> and so the potential dog kill ser your husband? >> y. >> you are the dog lover? >> yes, i want p.e.t.a. to be very clear on this. it an extraordinary story, but the president has just been re-elected and very brilliantly in the end, and then immediately involved in the lurid tale of generals and sex and whatever else? what do you make of it? >> i think that biggest mistake that was made was starting the investigation to begin with. >> i totally agree with that. >> and i believe it is unnecessary and trampling on people's rights and privacy rights. >> well, in the end, you have two women competing for the affections and one who is having the affair and one who isn't, and one that is flirtatious that we know by the way she behaved with other generals? >> do we know that is the way she was around
the default in washington is inaction and inertia. >> mr. obama interviewed by meredith vieira and since then she has stopped being a correspondent, and now -- you were furious when you came out here, because you don't want to kill your dog? >> no. >> and so the potential dog kill ser your husband? >> y. >> you are the dog lover? >> yes, i want p.e.t.a. to be very clear on this. it an extraordinary story, but the president has just been re-elected and very...